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A study published in yesterday's Journal of Clinical Oncology reveals that as many as 72 percent of throat tumors in men may be linked to the human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV. The researchers hypothesize that the virus spreads predominately via oral sex, and that it may already account for more cases of throat cancer than smoking. More »
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The first ever vaccine for drug addiction has just been created. By combining a cocaine-like molecule with part of the common cold virus, you get a vaccine that turns the immune system against cocaine, keeping it away from the brain. More »
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A new polio vaccine may mean the disease will be eliminated in as little as three years. More »
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Imagine a single vaccine that could protect you from all flu strains for decades. It looks like we might actually make it a reality in the near future, thanks to a major breakthrough in combating the rapidly mutating disease. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5589883&view=rss&microfeed=true A new day, a new H1N1 conspiracy theory! But this one is special. Ken Welch says on his blog, before treating us to an extremely detailed analysis: More »
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Scientists have discovered antibodies that bind to a "weak spot" in the make up of HIV, leading to renewed hopes for the creation of a successful vaccine. More »
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Malaria kills over a million people a year, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa where the infected mosquito population is out of control. Now, epidemiologists are developing a radical new mechanism for vaccinating at-risk populations: through mosquito bites. More »
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Tattoos may provide the vaccines of the future. A new study shows that using a vibrating tattoo needle to deliver vaccine produces 16 times more antibodies than a typical injection, which goes into muscle tissue. So will we be going down to our local tattoo parlors to get vaccine serum tattoos instead of ink? Not a bad idea, say the researchers. Vaccine tattoos could become the must-have biotech body mods of the twenty-first century. More »
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This dead mosquito's saliva glands are being harvested by researchers using two tiny syringes. They hope to use the insect's tainted spit to manufacture malaria vaccine more efficiently in the future. This delicate operation took place last month at Sanaria, Inc. in Maryland. Image by Tim Sloan for Getty. More »
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